Where does “blahosklonný” come from?

blahosklonný (Czech) comes from Czech blaho, from Proto-Slavic bôlgo — blessing, good, well-being.

blahosklonný (Czech): condescending

Definitions

  1. condescending

Ancestry of “blahosklonný”, step by step

blahosklonný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech blaho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechblahobliss, welfare, well-being
2Proto-Slavicbôlgoblessing, good, well-being

via Czech sklon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsklonslope, gradient, incline, cant; tendency,...
2Proto-Slavicsъklonъslope, acclivity
Every word from Proto-Slavic bôlgo →Every word from Czech blaho →